The amount of cash you can dedicate to real estate investing represents a big commitment for you but it could take you years to accumulate funds for a sufficient deposit and renovation costs, during which time you could be chasing continued rising housing  prices.

My question is what are some RE investment opportunities that will 1) provide experience that will be beneficial towards my goal of owning an apartment complex,Investing in passive syndications if you are an accredited investor or investing in crowdfunding platforms that cater to retail investors.

Any way i can add a user to my network so i can monitor there calls or do i have to use a different platform?

You will learn a lot from this platform and see many divergent views on what to do and how to do it.

(free platforms) in order to connect with locals in the market who might have additional insight on areas, connections, and off-market deals.Keep us posted on what route you take!

@Mathew Wray Cozy does post in multiple websites, tenants can also apply thru that platform & they even runs background/credit checks.

I am starting to think, doing a 1031 exchange and just doing two properties or even 1 might be the smarter way.Its all a bit still complex for me to understand but i am dedicated to understand it fully to continue my growth. 

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In my mind, if the deal were all cash, and investors only signed up if they knew what they were getting into, its quite hard for anything bad to happen, other than a significant underestimation of costs (completely preventable with duedil before appearing on the platform), or supply outgrows demand (which is a long way off for Ireland).

Can each property rent be paid to and individual property LLC bank account on the platform?